Římskokatolická farnost Mcely, Catholic parish in Mcely, Czech Republic
Římskokatolická farnost Mcely is a Catholic parish in the Mladá Boleslav Vicariate of the Litoměřice Diocese, centered on the cemetery church of St. Wenceslas. The Gothic church has a five-sided presbytery with a ribbed vault, a Baroque main altar, and a wooden beam ceiling in the nave. A separate bell tower with a stone ground floor and wooden upper storey stands nearby.
The church is first documented in 1352, while the parish was canonically reestablished in 1784 after earlier changes. Parish records from 1759 onward provide evidence of its continuous operation.
The parish's name derives from the Latin Mzella and German Mzell. Since the 1990s, pilgrimages have resumed on the first Saturday of July and the Saturday after 2 November, when pilgrims pray for souls in purgatory.
The parish welcomes visitors who wish to attend services or view the church building and its interior. Those planning a visit should contact the parish in advance to confirm service times and access arrangements.
The 1849 apparitions were reported by three girls aged 12, 11 and 9, who said the Virgin Mary asked them to pray for souls in purgatory. Pilgrimages resumed only in the 1990s under Father Rudolf Zimandl and are still held on the first Saturday of July and the Saturday after 2 November.
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